Nigeria Police Promotes 4,542 Officers

The Police Service Commission on Monday announced that it approved the the promotion of 4,542 senior Police officers to their next rank between May and June 2016.

“Out of this number, the Commission approved special promotion for 16 Officers based on exceptional performance and dedication to duty on the recommendation of the Inspector General of Police,” a statement by Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Public Relations of the commission, said.

“Also, two Officers were promoted on act of gallantry while 188 others were placed on acting appointment on their next rank. These promotions and appointments have been communicated on the Inspector General of Police for implementation,” he added.

The breakdown of the promotions are as follows; CP to AIG seven, DCP to CP six, ACP to DCP 20, CSP to ACP eight, SP to CSP 107, DSP to SP 1,431, ASP to DSP 1,252 and INSP to ASP 1,711.